Becoming a Knight
Test Quiz
1. How did someone become a knight during the Middle Ages?
a. By saving a princess
b. By training with another knight for many years
c. By slaying a dragon
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
2. True or false: Anyone could become a knight. It did not matter if they were rich or poor.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
3. What was the first job a boy had when training to become a knight?
a. Journeyman
b. Squire
c. Archer
d. Yeoman
e. Page
4. What sort of tasks did a squire have?
a. Taking care of the horses
b. Accompanying the knight into battle
c. Cleaning armor and weapons
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. About how old was a boy when he became a page?
a. Seven
b. Nine
c. Twelve
d. Fifteen
e. Nineteen
6. What was a typical task for a page?
a. Fighting in battle along side the knight
b. Cleaning the armor of the knight
c. Serving meals
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. About how old were boys when they became squires?
a. Seven
b. Nine
c. Eleven
d. Fifteen
e. Twenty-one
8. What was a dubbing ceremony?
a. When a page was promoted to squire
b. When a young boy was apprenticed to a knight for training
c. When a young man went to battle for the first time
d. When the armor and weapons of a knight were blessed by the queen
e. When a man was officially made a knight
9. True or False: Most men became knights at around the age of fifteen.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
10. What was the order of jobs most young men had in training to become a knight?
a. Squire, page, knight
b. Apprentice, journeyman, knight
c. Page, squire, knight
d. Foot soldier, archer, knight
e. Earl, duke, knight
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